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Technical Requirements for
Belt Ranks in Shorinji Kempo

(Abbreviated)

Like many martial arts, Shorinji Kempo awards belt ranks based on formal examination. While attaining ranks is not a primary goal of practice, most students find it helpful to know which techniques and movements they are responsible for on their next test, as a focus for their study.

3 San-kyu

ryusui geri	uchi uke zuki
ude juji gatame	kote nuki
uwa uke geri	gyaku gote
uwa uke zuki	yori nuki
shita uke geri	shita uke jun geri
maki nuki	okuri gote
ryote maki nuki	ryote yori nuki
tsuki ten ichi	okuri maki tembin
ukemi	tenchi ken dai ichi

2Ni-kyu

tenshin geri	uchi uke geri
kiri nuki	juji nuki
gassho nuki	yoko tenshin geri
juji gote	han tenshin geri
ryaku juji gote	juji uke geri
ryote okuri gote	kiri kaeshi nuki
sankaku nuki	kiri gote
tsubame gaeshi	chidori gaeshi
giwa ken dai ichi	tenchi ken dai ni

1Ie-kyu

soto uke zuki	soto uke geri
jo haku nuki	oshi kiri nuki
jo haku dori	gyaku gote ura gaeshi nage
oshi uke zuki	sode nuki
kusshin zuki	kusshin geri
sode maki	sode maki tembin
eri nuki	ude maki
kata muna otoshi	eri juji
sode dori	tenchi ken dai san
ryuo ken dai ichi	tenchi ken dai yon

1Sho-dan

ni dan nuki	kinteki geri hiza uke nami gaeshi
oshi gote	gyaku geri hiza uke nami gaeshi
furi ten ni	mawashi geri sambo uke
oshi nuki	kote maki gaeshi
keri ten san	tsuki ten san
maki gote	morote hiki nuki
morote juji nuki	morote juji gote
harai uke geri	tenchi ken dai go
oshi gote	tenchi ken dai rokku
randori	byakuren ken dai ichi

2Ni-dan

uchi age zuki	uchi age geri
kai shin zuki	maki otoshi
soto maki otoshi	tsuki ten ni
tsuki nuki	ryote tsuki nuki
kon ten ichi	morote tsuki nuki
gyuku tenshin geri	shita uke geri kote nage
tanto furi age	tanto tsuki komi uchi otoshi geri
uwa uke nage	uwa uke gyakute nage
jun geri chi ichi	gyaku geri chi ichi
gyakute nage	gyaku geri chi san
ryu nage	soto maki tembin
age nuki	idori okuri gote
tai ten ichi	keri ten ichi sukui kube nage
uchi nuki	hiji muki mae tembin
hiki muna otoshi	nuki uchi oshi gote
ryo muna otoshi	hiki otoshi
gyaku tembin	morote oshi nuki
morote wa nuki	morote maki nuki
baku ho	okuri hiji zeme
tsuri otoshi	okuri tembin dori
tsuri age dori	okuri dori
gyaku ten ichi	kiri kaeshi tembin
morote gyaku gote	kiri kaeshi maki tembin
idori gyaku gote	idori oshi gote
ko manji ken (manji no kata)

3San-dan

gedan gaeshi	harai uke dan zuki
chudan gaeshi	katate nage (shikake)
gyaku katate nage	gassho katate nage
suigetsu gaeshi	mikazuki gaeshi kari ashi
sode maki gaeshi	hangetsu gaeshi sukui kube nage
sode guchi dori	sode guchi maki
kiri kaeshi gote	kiri kaeshi nage
fukko chi ni	morote kiri kaeshi nage
harai uke chi ni	okuri katate nage
jun geri chi san	ryote katate nage
soto uke dan zuki	morote katate nage
uchi age dan zuki	shita uke dan zuki
konoha okuri	konoha gaeshi
okuri yubi gaeshi	sokuto geri hiki ashi nami gaeshi
uchi oshi uke geri	dan geri sambo uke dan geri gaeshi
soto oshi uke geri	maki juji gote
hiki tembin	gyaku hiki tembin
okuri shishi dori	gassho hiki tembin
gassho okuri dori	furisute omote nage
morote okuri kote nage	okuri tsuki taoshi
koshi kujiki	Ryo no kata

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